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Antique Japanese Tsuba, Sukashi Iron, Signed

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD
Antique Japanese Tsuba, Sukashi Iron, Signed
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Antique Japanese Tsuba, Sukashi Iron, Signed. Nice round Soten School iron tsuba, Ca. 1700-1825, sukashi (pierced) designs of people, rocks, trees, waterfall, and clouds. The faces of the people are done in copper inlays, with gold inlaid details and highlights, gold rim with cat scratch embellishments applied to the edge, gold plugs with cat scratched embellishments in the kozuka and kogai anas. Multi-character signature on both edges of the seppa dai. Measures 69mm x 73mm and comes with a wooden box. Condition is very good, the iron having a nice dark patina, no rust issues, dark patina to the copper faces of the people; the gold plugs and rim were probably applied in the late 19th or early 20th Century, with a nice clear signature. Overall a well cared for and desirable tsuba. Est.: $500-$750.